Oct. 16, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of homes entering contract across New York City increased significantly year over year, thanks in large part to a decline in mortgage rates, according to a report by the real estate listing site StreetEasy. Over this period, there was a 26.4% increase in homes entering contracts,…
Oct. 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of new leases for rentals signed in northwest Queens maintained its year-over-year surge in September 2024, according to a report by the real estate firm Douglas Elliman Real Estate. New leases signed spiked up 188.2% year-over-year, from just 296 in September 2023 to 853 in September…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A group representing dozens of civic and neighborhood organizations across Queens is calling for an investigation into a citywide housing proposal amid federal probes into the mayor and his administration. On Monday, the Queens Civic Congress released a statement calling for an immediate halt to the City of…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A construction project on a 47-story mixed-use skyscraper complex at 71-12 Park Ave. in Kew Gardens Hills is set to begin. Located along Parsons Boulevard, between 71st Avenue and 72nd Avenue and adjacent to the 107th Precinct, the complex will consist of two towers at a shared podium.…
Oct. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn squatter admitted he illegally occupied a Jamaica home and provided forged documents to authorities to stake his claim to the property as a legal tenant. Lance White-Hunt, 24, of 18th Street in South Slope, pleaded guilty to identity theft in the first degree, offering a false…
Sep. 30, 2024 By Athena Dawson Flushing Town Hall is set to celebrate New York City’s Architecture and Design Month this October. The multidisciplinary performing arts venue hosts various events in partnership with AIA Queens- a chapter of the American Institute of Architects- and the Queens Foundation for Architecture. Throughout the month of October, residents…
Sep. 20, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Volunteers from Wells Fargo joined Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to help renovate a Queens Village home as part of an affordable housing project supported by the two organizations. The Jamaica home, located at 106-10 215th St., is one of…
Sep. 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A residential street in Bayside was closed on Monday evening to accommodate the substantial crowd of local residents, including some who traveled from southeast Queens to protest the City of Yes initiative. In northeast Queens, elected officials and residents gathered once again to make a strong statement in…
Sep. 17, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Over the course of the summer of 2024, viewed as the peak rental season, Queens and Brooklyn each experienced sharp increases in competition among renters compared to the same time in 2023 and Manhattan maintaining a high degree of such competition, according to a Rental Competitiveness Report by…
Sep. 16, 2024 By Czarinna Andres The Department of City Planning (DCP) announced a leadership change for its Queens Office, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens, on Friday, Sept. 13. Lin Zeng was named Director, and Kathi Ko was appointed Deputy Director. The appointments come as the office ramps up efforts to…